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= Introduction: Lesson 18 = In order to teach this lesson, students will need to know first-person and third person point of view.

= Student Outcomes: = Students will compare two characters from different selections.

1. Why do you think the author includes a description of the birds and their actions on page 458 ? 2. Look at the following statement on page 458. "Mina felt like one of the tiny birds-out on the end of a branch but with no wings." Why does the author compare Mina to the birds? 3. Why does the author say that Mina's legs "felt as though they needed braces" on page 459 ? 4. Why did the author include the detail about the Chinese Moon Festival on page 460 ? 5. Look at the following statement on page 463. "The world fell silent." Why do you think Mina felt this way? || =Questions:= 1. What is the purpose of including the information on page 468 ? ||
 * =Title 1: The Moon Runner= || = Title 2: A Day for the Moon= ||
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= Summative Questions: = 1. After reading "Moon Runner," answer the following question. Reread the following sentence from page 464. "Like the moon, she was beginning to feel round and whole herself." Citing details, explain why Mina felt this way at the end of the selection. 2. After reading both selections, answer the following question. Explain how Mina and Hoo Yi are similar. Support your response with text based details.

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